"Just got an hour and a half long escort out of some area it was too dangerous for me to be," the message said. "Stopping for lunch and ... voila Internet. ... Gonna get back on the road soon. Apparently there's another military escort waiting for me in some other town... I'm running way late because of the crazy military stuff...hopefully get a chance to talk to you tonight when I (hopefully) finally arrive."

Mexican authorities identified the remains as Devert's with a DNA test. They were found in two separate bags about 300 miles from where he was last seen, alongside his Kawasaki motorcycle and "10 packages of what appeared to be narcotics (marijuana and cocaine)."